The S&P Downgrade of US Debt: What it Means
Much verbiage is piling up on this issue. Yet, it matters little that the two other giant rating agencies did not downgrade US debt as S&P did. It is likewise…
August 2011
Instead of a blog post, I opted to go for a run…
...here It's going to be that kind of week. I'm on a working vacation... Goals for my blog this week. If I'm lucky, one on the UK's open data consultation,…
A Study In Contrasts
Watch this video and note the difference in the worldview between the witness and the presenter. The ruling class (and their lackeys) truly has no idea what the hell is…
HST Voter Turnout Announcement….
AllTheMediaManipulationThatFitsE-BCVille .....What Codswallop This Way Comes? So. Out of nowhere it is announced that we will be told voter turnout numbers today. Which is bizarre in and of itself. But…
Minister’s bullshite in excellent shape
How many false or misleading claims can one cabinet minister make in one letter to the editor of the province’s major daily newspaper? Let’s see how Tom Marshall did in…
About those “unfunded liabilities”
When it comes to the Canada Pension Plan, a major talking point from the right is that the CPP has “unfunded liabilities”, with the implication that is not affordable and…
chimp dads as well as moms adopt babies
Here we report 18 cases of adoption, a highly costly behavior, of orphaned youngsters by group members in Taï forest chimpanzees. Half of the adoptions were done by males and…
Free Energy?: Waste – to -Oil not Free But Good to Go
With several promising technologies for producing "free energy" now amongst us, experience is showing that, while nothing in life is "free" something looks sure to give in the near future.…
Christopher Hume’s Modest Proposal To The Ford Brothers
Although my right-wing friends seem to have neither an understanding nor an appreciation of irony (I'm lying - I don't have any right-wing friends), more centered people will enjoy The…
Take out six Wisconsin Senators today!
Wisconsin voters go to the polls Tuesday to recall six Republican state Senators. The Wisconsin State AFL-CIO lists some of the dirty tricks perpetrated by the right wing and allies…
Yes But It’s Different when You’re a Conservative Cabinet Minister
As I said last week, all parties have recruited separatists to win seats in Quebec. The Conservatives were just as guilty as anyone else. This guy was a real piece…
Ok I’ll Bite
So, what are the Conservatives saying, that Denis Lebel has no chance of ever becoming leader of the Conservatives because of his separatist past? How about Maxime Bernier? Does that…
I Might Be A Small Blogger With No Influence – But I Can Still Kick The Globe And Mail Editorial Board In The Ass For Their Anti-New Democrat Bias!!
The Globe & Mail trumpeted the following editorial headline on August 2, 2011:Nycole Turmel and the NDP have some explaining to do. The outrage was clearly defined. The G &…
Proud to be a clean, green Ontarian
http://blog.ontarioliberal.ca/2011/08/proud-to-be-a-clean-green-ontarian/ Great blog posted by the great Hillary Buchan-Terrell on her experiences as an Ontario Young Liberal in Copenhagen and how Ontario Liberal plans and ideas are creating green job...
More bad news for Hudak
Timmy and his gang should stop measuring for drapes. Click below for the full article. Not to overstate it, but a hat trick for the Cons – Rob Ford in…
Pork Barrel Update: Homeless People Should Move to Conservative Ridings
It’s been a while since I updated the Sixth Estate Pork Barrel, which I have now done. For those not familiar with the Pork Barrel, this is a list of…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. - Andrew Jackson describes the next phase of the global economic crisis: Now we face a new financial crisis, or at least a…
On distinguishing factors
Lest there be any doubt, it's still ridiculous to pretend that any person's past involvement in a Quebec sovereigntist party should be taken to disqualify that person from Canada's public…
Show us your tits. Sigh.
This is revolting on so many levels. To suggest that bikini basketball or lingerie football gives women a “chance to play” in an era when men’s sports dominates is insulting…
Kinsella Must Have Lost His Mind….
....When he saw this... WTF! Green Day? Green Day better than the Ramones? The Pistols? More proof that Rolling Stone Magazine has become a magazine for mainstream yuppy top 40…